Special Report on The World Economy

America remains the world's economic hegemon even as its share of the global economy has fallen and its politics have turned inwards. That is an unstable combination, says Patrick Foulis.

American politics: Neither leading nor ceding

Global monetary system: Thrills and spills

A crisis scenario: We all hang together

China: A longer match

A new world economic order: Glad confident mornings

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